Name Art as a starting point in the process of a class educational program for preschool children Abstract This work in its theoretical part specifies the definition of art education, work and art techniques at kindergartens. It describes both the historical and the current ideas on changes of art creation of pre-school children. It goes into the solutions, competency, preparations and the actual creation of a class curriculum for pre-school children at contemporary kindergartens. The empirical part describes experience of my colleagues in the creation of a class curriculum with a focus on the global view, motivation and integrated programmes. The practical part illustrates the class curriculum based on a year-round project which comes out of art activities. There is a motivational theme that goes through the whole project and motivates children in other spheres of education as well. There is an offer of activities and a close relation to other subjects which are based on the art creation of children or lead to the creation by art works. The whole project culminates with a theatre performance which is made by children themselves. Key Words Art activities, pre-school age, class educational program, pre-school education, art techniques, art, kindergarten, fairy tale, educational conception,...

The present diploma thesis maps the concepts, characteristic features and cultural-social contexts of functions of the "Do It Yourself" phenomenon. It addresses various interpretations of the phenomenon, it creates general features, and it attempts to define its position based on the experience gained from the research carried out and from the literature studied. It primarily captures the action of the phenomenon during the communist and post-communist era in the Czechoslovak and later the Czech Republic, as well as the influence of various socio-political systems on its appearance. Didactic elaboration of the topic focuses on the application of the DIY principles in teaching activity and it presents an "In & Out" artwork line integrating these ideas into the current conditions of teaching art education. The artwork part represents starting points, the process and the realization of the author's binding of the diploma thesis, which is again based on the application of DIY ideas.

This research paper is an art-based heuristic influenced study on the fear of aging and the self using an art-based modality of exploration. The researcher sought to study three questions. First, to explore the relationship between aging, beauty, youth, and social pressures. Second, to explore the fears related to aging, (losing appearances, finance, health, and death). Thirdly, to considering the implications of findings to the clinical realm. The art based methodology offered a form of investigation which, informed by heuristic steps of inquiry, augmented both personal meaning and growth. Data consisted of art made over a three-month period as well as structured journaling regarding the research questions and art making process. The imagery, journaling and observations were then collected during the illumination and explication phase, culminating in a final art response of the findings in a creative synthesis.

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Mémoire en recherche-création / Il y a quelques années, j’ai presque gagné 100 000 $ dans une émission de télé-réalité appelée Big Brother Canada. Je rêvais fièrement à ma victoire quand j'ai été rapidement ramenée à la réalité en étant évincée de la maison par les quatre autres concurrent.es. restant.es. Quelques semaines après la fin de l'émission, déçue et quelque peu déstabilisée, j'ai découvert que plusieurs images de moi circulaient de façon virale en ligne. En fait, j'étais devenue un mème ! Fascinée par cette nouvelle forme de langage que les mèmes semblent avoir créé sur mes réseaux sociaux au fil des ans, l'expérience de devenir un mème a suscité une grande envie de savoir ce que d'autres personnes ayant une expérience similaire à la mienne ressentent. Ma curiosité a inspiré cette recherche exploratoire dans laquelle je cherche à mieux comprendre ma mise en mème (ou mémification) à travers l’expérience vécue d'autres mèmes. Présenté sous la forme d'une création audiovisuelle accompagnée d’un script réfléchi, et soutenu par le concept de « face » de Goffman, ainsi que par les théories sur la « visibilité » de Voirol et Jauréguiberry, ce travail explore la face cachée des mèmes, le rapport entre individu-face-mème et les effets de devenir-mème. / I once came close to winning a 100 000$ on a reality TV show called Big Brother Canada. I could almost taste the jackpot when I suddenly got evicted from the house by the four remaining houseguests. Few weeks after the show was over, disappointed, and overwhelmed, I discovered that multiple images of me went viral on social media. In fact, I had become a meme! Already fascinated by this new form of language that memes seem to have created on my social media over the years, the experience of becoming a meme ignited a thirst to know how other individuals with a similar experience to mine felt. My curiosity led to this exploratory research where I seek to better understand my transformation into a meme (or memefication) through the lenses of other memes. Presented in the form of an audio-visual creation accompanied by a commented script and supported by Goffman’s concept of “face” as well as Voirol and Jauréguiberry theories about “visibility”, this work digs into the hidden faces behind memes, the connection between individual-face-meme and the effects of becoming meme.

This paper uses a qualitative approach to explore quantitative assessment tools and their use in art therapy research with patients with cancer. An archival method was used to gather articles on cancer research which were compiled from peer-reviewed journal articles available online. The author used a systematic analysis to select articles that met the specific research criteria of working with cancer patients in a medical setting, included the implementation of art therapy, and the administration of a pre- and post-test. Twenty-two quantitative assessments fit these criteria. Further exploration was conducted on the five most common assessment tools. These five assessments were further analyzed for emergent themes and characteristics. These common traits were that all of the assessments were self-report questionnaires, four out of five were Likert scales, the assessments were chosen for their accessibility, and many of the research studies were not accessible to a diverse population. It was concluded that these quantitative assessment tools are helpful in art therapy as they contribute towards creating quantifiable results in the research. It may be useful to implement these assessment tools in further art therapy research with cancer patients in order for art therapy to be more frequently employed in medical settings.

Se o que existiu e foi fotografado na paisagem urbana possibilitou a incorporação do que se tornou visível nos artefatos nominados Documentos poéticos, no acervo artístico e no projeto curatorial de exposições do Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli (2011-2014), como O Cânone pobre: uma arqueologia da precariedade na arte; em contraste, propiciou a organização dos Relatórios imaginais correspondentes à Coleção Objetos de pesquisa em artes plásticas, os quais existem, foram fotografados durante o experimento e, pelo viés histórico, incorporados ao acervo do Museu Paranaense e socializados no Pergamum (2012- 2014). Esse princípio metodológico para estruturar a investigação sobre o gesto fotográfico como ato criativo em espaços transitórios, das ações museológicas praticadas por seres humanos em relação com os objetos circundantes, assegurou inteligentes graus de interação além da época de nossa cidade Curitiba, ao sul do Brasil. Neste duradouro work in progress, fragmentário, porque é aberto e comunicável como deve ser seu destino, o objetivo acentuado é o de dizer e mostrar algo que se veja da entropia e da ruína na forma de arte em processo observado desde o início. As noções de ‘transitoriedade’, encontrada na Origem do drama barroco alemão; do ‘progresso’ e da ‘atualização’, no Livro de los pasajes, em que estão dispostos, respectivamente, os papéis dos “rollos” D [El tedio, eterno retorno] e N [Teoría del conocimiento, teoría del progreso], obras de Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), são colocadas em movimento dialético com a ‘fenomenologia’ e a ‘comunicação’, de Vilém Flusser (1920- 1991), em Los gestos, de fotografar entre distintos de ‘buscar’ a relação concreta entre o ‘sujeito conhecedor’, o ‘objeto cognoscível’ e a adaptação entre ambos, dando sentido ao que ‘move o observador’. Para novos modos de concretizar, ver, refletir sobre a arte, a ciência, a partir da dúvida que enfrenta o informe, no presente, a noção de ‘espaço’ como resultado da ligação ação-objeto-sujeito com a totalidade, vem da obra A natureza do espaço: técnica e tempo, razão e emoção, de Milton Santos (1926-2001). Na direção do recorte com resultados, foram incluídas as visões de mundo de artistas qual Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) e Paul Klee (1879-1940), Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) e Hannah Höch (1889-1978), da vanguarda alemã e dos contemporâneos norte-americanos Robert Smithson (1938-1973) e Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978), aptos a recordar o que pensavam fazer. / If what existed and was photographed in the urban landscape has allowed the incorporation of what has become visible in the artifacts named Poetic documents, in the art collection and in the curatorial of exhibitions of Art Museum Ado Malagoli at Rio Grande do Sul (2011-2014), as The poor canon: the precariousness of archeology in fine arts; in contrast, this has led to the organization of Imaginal reports corresponding to the Collection Objects for research in Fine Arts, which exist, were photographed during the experiment, and for their historical bias, were incorporated in the collection of the Paranaense Museum as well as socialized in the Pergamum (2012-2014). This methodological principle of structuring research on the photographic gesture as a creative act in transitional spaces, of the museum actions taken by human beings in relation to surrounding objects, has assured intelligent degrees of interaction beyond the era of our city Curitiba, in the south of Brazil. In this long lasting work in progress, fragmentary, because it is open and communicable as its destination should be, the sharp goal is to show and tell something where entropy and ruin may be seen in the form of art in the observed process from the start. The notions of ‘transience’, found in the book Origin of the german baroque drama; of ‘progress’ and ‘updating’, in the Book of passages, in which are displayed, respectively, the roles of “rolls” D [Boredom, the eternal return] e N [Theory of knowledge, theory of progress], both writings by Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), are placed in dialectical movement with the ‘phenomenology’ and ‘communication’, by Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), in The Gestures, of photographing between differences of ‘searching for’ the concrete relationship between the ‘knowledgeable subject’, the ‘knowable object’ and adaptation between them, giving meaning to what ‘moves the observer’. For new ways of realizing, seeing, reflecting on the art, science, staring from doubt that emerges from the report, at present, the notion of ‘space’ as a result of the binding relationship action-object- subject with totality, comes from the work The nature of space: technique and time, reason and emotion, by Milton Santos (1926- 001). In the direction of the clipping with results, were included worldviews of artists such as Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) and Paul Klee (1879- 1940), Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) and Hannah Höch (1889-1978), of the German avant- garde and of the contemporary Americans Robert Smithson (1938-1973) and Gordon Matta- Clark (1943-1978), all able to remember what they thought to do.

Se o que existiu e foi fotografado na paisagem urbana possibilitou a incorporação do que se tornou visível nos artefatos nominados Documentos poéticos, no acervo artístico e no projeto curatorial de exposições do Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli (2011-2014), como O Cânone pobre: uma arqueologia da precariedade na arte; em contraste, propiciou a organização dos Relatórios imaginais correspondentes à Coleção Objetos de pesquisa em artes plásticas, os quais existem, foram fotografados durante o experimento e, pelo viés histórico, incorporados ao acervo do Museu Paranaense e socializados no Pergamum (2012- 2014). Esse princípio metodológico para estruturar a investigação sobre o gesto fotográfico como ato criativo em espaços transitórios, das ações museológicas praticadas por seres humanos em relação com os objetos circundantes, assegurou inteligentes graus de interação além da época de nossa cidade Curitiba, ao sul do Brasil. Neste duradouro work in progress, fragmentário, porque é aberto e comunicável como deve ser seu destino, o objetivo acentuado é o de dizer e mostrar algo que se veja da entropia e da ruína na forma de arte em processo observado desde o início. As noções de ‘transitoriedade’, encontrada na Origem do drama barroco alemão; do ‘progresso’ e da ‘atualização’, no Livro de los pasajes, em que estão dispostos, respectivamente, os papéis dos “rollos” D [El tedio, eterno retorno] e N [Teoría del conocimiento, teoría del progreso], obras de Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), são colocadas em movimento dialético com a ‘fenomenologia’ e a ‘comunicação’, de Vilém Flusser (1920- 1991), em Los gestos, de fotografar entre distintos de ‘buscar’ a relação concreta entre o ‘sujeito conhecedor’, o ‘objeto cognoscível’ e a adaptação entre ambos, dando sentido ao que ‘move o observador’. Para novos modos de concretizar, ver, refletir sobre a arte, a ciência, a partir da dúvida que enfrenta o informe, no presente, a noção de ‘espaço’ como resultado da ligação ação-objeto-sujeito com a totalidade, vem da obra A natureza do espaço: técnica e tempo, razão e emoção, de Milton Santos (1926-2001). Na direção do recorte com resultados, foram incluídas as visões de mundo de artistas qual Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) e Paul Klee (1879-1940), Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) e Hannah Höch (1889-1978), da vanguarda alemã e dos contemporâneos norte-americanos Robert Smithson (1938-1973) e Gordon Matta-Clark (1943-1978), aptos a recordar o que pensavam fazer. / If what existed and was photographed in the urban landscape has allowed the incorporation of what has become visible in the artifacts named Poetic documents, in the art collection and in the curatorial of exhibitions of Art Museum Ado Malagoli at Rio Grande do Sul (2011-2014), as The poor canon: the precariousness of archeology in fine arts; in contrast, this has led to the organization of Imaginal reports corresponding to the Collection Objects for research in Fine Arts, which exist, were photographed during the experiment, and for their historical bias, were incorporated in the collection of the Paranaense Museum as well as socialized in the Pergamum (2012-2014). This methodological principle of structuring research on the photographic gesture as a creative act in transitional spaces, of the museum actions taken by human beings in relation to surrounding objects, has assured intelligent degrees of interaction beyond the era of our city Curitiba, in the south of Brazil. In this long lasting work in progress, fragmentary, because it is open and communicable as its destination should be, the sharp goal is to show and tell something where entropy and ruin may be seen in the form of art in the observed process from the start. The notions of ‘transience’, found in the book Origin of the german baroque drama; of ‘progress’ and ‘updating’, in the Book of passages, in which are displayed, respectively, the roles of “rolls” D [Boredom, the eternal return] e N [Theory of knowledge, theory of progress], both writings by Walter Benjamin (1892-1940), are placed in dialectical movement with the ‘phenomenology’ and ‘communication’, by Vilém Flusser (1920-1991), in The Gestures, of photographing between differences of ‘searching for’ the concrete relationship between the ‘knowledgeable subject’, the ‘knowable object’ and adaptation between them, giving meaning to what ‘moves the observer’. For new ways of realizing, seeing, reflecting on the art, science, staring from doubt that emerges from the report, at present, the notion of ‘space’ as a result of the binding relationship action-object- subject with totality, comes from the work The nature of space: technique and time, reason and emotion, by Milton Santos (1926- 001). In the direction of the clipping with results, were included worldviews of artists such as Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528) and Paul Klee (1879- 1940), Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) and Hannah Höch (1889-1978), of the German avant- garde and of the contemporary Americans Robert Smithson (1938-1973) and Gordon Matta- Clark (1943-1978), all able to remember what they thought to do.

The dissertation primarily involves an exploration of art-like research possibilities via symbolic constructivism, concerning research into a therapeutic process from the position of a beginning therapist. Symbolic constructivism within the broader framework of artistic inquiry forms the methodological paradigm. Symbolic constructivism is regarded as a social constructionist research method, and entails using art-like formats in creating a symbol representing the issue being researched. Fiction writing is thereby used in creating a story as a co-constructed symbol, exploring what happened during a therapy process involving issues regarding trauma and dissociation that I undertook with a female client. The client acts as co-researcher in co-writing and editing the story's content, style and tone. The study also represents my reality in terms of understanding theoretical constructs from epistemologically diverse paradigms, therapeutic processes, doing research and writing a dissertation as it is punctuated at a specific moment in time. As a subtext the dissertation may also be described as a narrative about becoming - becoming a therapist, being a person, and the interface between these two (amongst other) selves. In the dissertation, I therefore hope to present a process-oriented account of personal therapeutic development as well. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Psychology / unrestricted

The dissertation thesis, Ornament in Nature, Science and Art, deals with the theme of ornaments in contemporary art, design and architecture. Individual chapters are dedicated to exploring nature and science as sources of inspiration for contemporary art. The chapter, Body and Ornament, is about ornaments for the human bodies and patterns created from the form of human bodies. Art creations by the author and her students make up an integral part of the main text. An individual chapter is dedicated to the Bodyornament project. Bodyornament is a project involving artistic, educational and research elements. Its primary body of work took place as an art performance in the Veletržní palace in Prague. Through the active participation of the students, patterns and ornaments made from their bodies were created. The process was documented by means of photography. The photographs together with the students' written reflections about the experience comprise the primary research documents. In this dissertation, these documents were analyzed and interpreted by using a combination of specific forms of qualitative research and art-based research. Our research model was based on three degree reflexive analysis according to Donald Schön. Through interpretation of the research results, thoughts of possible...